Riverfield
Acquired: 1958
Acreage: 18.6 acres
Uses: wetland protection, wildlife conservation
Access: west of Riverfield School, south of Duck Farm Road on east side of Mill
River

Directions:

Merritt Parkway north for a little less than 27
miles to get off at Exit 44; turn left onto Congress Street; turn left (south)
onto Burr Street; turn right onto Duck Farm Road; drive about 0.2 of a
mile and just before reach the bridge over the Mill River park along the right
(east) side of Duck Farm Road. Cross over the road to the old
abandoned Hunter Road which is one of the paths for the open space.

Trails:

12/07/2005. We parked at a pull-off on the
east side of the road across from the path entrance by the river highway bridge.
The path is an old abandoned asphalt road that heads south parallel with the
river. Houses with fences are on the left. We pass a large grassy
marsh and then a swampy area. The asphalt path ends when it reaches the
Riverside School baseball diamond. At the baseball field fence the blue
trail starts. It heads to Mill River and then parallels it until the way
is blocked by a fence on private land. We turn around and walk back to the
car. It is a short walk, but enjoyable. Dr. Patrick L. Cooney.